This document discusses the history and modern use of maggot therapy in medicine. Maggot therapy involves using fly larvae to clean infected and necrotic wounds. Maggots secrete enzymes that eat away dead tissue while leaving healthy tissue intact. They also secrete antibacterial compounds. This "debridement" action helps disinfect wounds and stimulate healing. While widely used in the early 20th century, maggot therapy fell out of favor after antibiotics were discovered. However, it is seeing renewed interest due to antibiotic-resistant infections. The FDA now regulates the use of medicinal maggots to treat chronic wounds.